Real photos of young girls were in nudify-app ads on Facebook, Instagram

TL;DR

Meta's platforms, Facebook and Instagram, failed to detect and remove hundreds of ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Some ads used photos of real children, including a European royal and an Instagram influencer, which were animated into sexually explicit videos.
The ads often promoted AI apps, many made in China, that facilitate the creation of CSAM.
The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) reported that Meta took days to remove flagged ads and may be undercounting instances of child exploitation.
Meta stated that some ads evaded detection due to brief or blurred clips of minors and claimed minimal ad spend and impressions, but regulators are investigating.
Meta has removed the ads flagged by TTP and Wired, but criticism remains regarding the effectiveness and speed of its ad approval process.

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